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The Disneyland Report > Disney News > Disney's Mary Poppins musical overshadowed by The Producers at British Olivier theater awards Disney NewsDisney's Mary Poppins musical overshadowed by The Producers at British Olivier theater awardsMary Poppins leading actress Laura Michelle Kelly wins in best actress in musical categorySource: Playbill The Laurence Olivier awards were held on Sunday Feb. 20, 2005, at London's Hilton Hotel. Although the ceremony has not been televised since moving from a West End theatre to a more select dinner, many big-name stars turned up, from Nathan Lane and Victoria Wood to Alan Bennett and Kim Cattrall. The evening's host was actor and director Richard Wilson - whose latest directing turn, Primo (starring Anthony Sher), is bedding in at the Hampstead Theatre. With musicals fans eagerly waiting to see whether honors would go to The Producers, Mary Poppins or (the dark horse) Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman In White, here's how the prizes panned out: Special Award For Outstanding Contribution To Theatre: Alan Bennett (who nicknamed his prize the "zimmer frame award") Best Actress: Clare Higgins, for Hecuba Best Actor: Richard Griffiths, for The History Boys Best Performance in Supporting Role: Amanda Harris, for Othello Best New Play: Alan Bennett's The History Boys Best Revival: Hamlet, directed by Trevor Nunn at the Old Vic Best New Musical: The Producers by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Outstanding Musical Production: Grand Hotel, directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar Warehouse Best Actress In A Musical: Laura Michelle Kelly, for Mary Poppins Best Actor: Nathan Lane, for The Producers Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical: Conleth Hill, for The Producers Best Director: Nicholas Hytner, for The History Boys Best Choreographer: Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, for Mary Poppins Best Lighting Design: Paule Constable, for His Dark Materials Best Set Design: Giles Cadle, for His Dark Materials Best Costume Design: Deirdre Clancey, for All's Well That Ends Well at the Gielgud Best Sound Design: Mick Potter for The Woman in White Outstanding Achievement Or Performance In An Affiliate Theatre: Andrew Scott, for his performance in A Girl In A Car With A Man at the Royal Court Best New Opera Production: Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk, directed by Richard Jones at the Royal Opera House Outstanding Achievement In Opera: Thomas Ades and the Royal Opera House for The Tempest Best New Dance production: SWAMP, by the Rambert Dance Company at Sadler's Wells Outstanding Achievement In Dance: San Francisco Ballet for their season at Sadler's Wells Return to Disney News.
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